Ouzo is "traditionally"our national drink that first appeared in the second half of the 19th century, in the coast of Asia, the opposite islands and Thessaly and was prepared by adding flavoring to local spirits.
In 1893 Panagiotis N. Agouridis founded the distillery 'Chios' in Patras, specially indicating his homeland. He had already learned there the art of distillation, a process that he continuously improved in order to contribute to the balanced taste and the particular character that ouzo Agouridis emits, combining aromatic seeds, flowers, roots and fruit.
TODAY – four generations later – ‘NOTOS’ OUZO thanks to the very high quality of raw materials, excellent traditional technique of distillation in copper stills and modern bottling methods, remains top, born as then from the finest materials. This excellent quality has been recognized with two world renowned awards: the first in 1930 in Brussels (Belgium), in the International Exhibition De L'Enfant where the company won the first place, and the second on September 26, 1937 at the Thessaloniki International Fair, where the company was awarded the gold medal round of praise concerning the specialized preparation as well as the refined taste of the ouzo and liqueur.
